Individual Placement - Fisheries Technician at Mid-Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Student Conservation Association • Leavenworth, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The goal of this position is to support staff at the Mid-Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation office with their seasonal fieldwork. This is a field intensive position that may involve working long hours in inclement weather while walking on uneven, slippery terrain in an and around cold swift flowing water where an ability to swim and a comfort around water is mandatory. Night work and backpacking may also be necessary for studies conducted far from the nearest road. The individual placement should have the ability to lift and carrying heavy items up to 50 pounds for extended periods of time. This position will afford the individual placement the opportunity to gain experience and develop skills in a potential variety of fisheries and/or habitat related assessment techniques depending on funding, staffing, and safety related constraints. Additionally, each season can entail a variety of unanticipated challenges that the Service will attempt to overcome but does not guarantee the individual placement will have the opportunity to participate in every potential activity.

Requirements

• Driver's license
• vehicle
• bachelor's degree
• strong swimming capability
• All participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger.
• Participants must also be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in fisheries, aquatics or marine sciences
• interest in fish or fisheries
• prior experience with fisheries or fishing.

Responsibilities

• Sampling fish at federal hatcheries
• Spawning ground surveys
• eDNA collection
• Stream snorkeling
• Lab work performing fish head dissections
• Data entry
• Data quality check
• Data storage

Benefits

• $1,100 - One Time Round-Trip Travel Allowance
• $500 - Weekly Living Allowance (Paid bi-weekly)
• $1000 - Monthly Housing Allowance (5 disbursements) to be secured by selected candidate
• All-Weather Uniform Package
• $1,500 - Duty Related Travel Funds (Receipts required for tax-free reimbursement)
• Defensive Drive Training
• First Aid/CPR

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level